Traceability system
First Claim
1. A traceability system for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at at least one of the plurality of sites, the traceability system comprising:
- means for receiving, from information processing apparatuses installed at each of the plurality of sites, both identification information read from a tag attached to each individual article for identifying the article, and index information including change information for indicating a change in distribution situation and form of a predetermined individual article;
means for associating and storing the received change information with one another in accordance with the identification information;
means for accepting an input of search condition information including the identification information; and
means for specifying a distribution route of the each individual article based on the accepted search condition information.
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Abstract
Traceability arrangements for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at at least one of the plurality of sites, the traceability arrangements including: receiving, from information processing apparatuses installed at each of the plurality of sites, both identification information read from a tag attached to each individual article for identifying the article, and index information including change information indicating a change in distribution situation and form of a predetermined individual article; associating and storing the received change information with one another in accordance with the identification information; accepting an input of search condition information including the identification information; and specifying a distribution route of the each individual article based on the accepted search condition information.
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14 Claims
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1. A traceability system for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at at least one of the plurality of sites, the traceability system comprising:
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means for receiving, from information processing apparatuses installed at each of the plurality of sites, both identification information read from a tag attached to each individual article for identifying the article, and index information including change information for indicating a change in distribution situation and form of a predetermined individual article;
means for associating and storing the received change information with one another in accordance with the identification information;
means for accepting an input of search condition information including the identification information; and
means for specifying a distribution route of the each individual article based on the accepted search condition information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A traceability method for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at at least one of the plurality of sites, the traceability method comprising:
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receiving, from information processing apparatuses installed at each of the plurality of sites, both identification information read from a tag attached to each individual article for identifying the article, and index information including change information indicating a change in distribution situation and form of a predetermined individual article;
associating and storing the received change information with one another in accordance with the identification information;
accepting an input of search condition information including the identification information; and
specifying a distribution route of the each individual article based on the accepted search condition information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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